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Planning & Zoning Commission/ Local Planning Agency November 13, 2013 Page 11 Daniel Hale Yes Andrew Meadows Yes The motion passed unanimously. Eleventh Item of Business: LPA 13 -12: Adoption of CIP as part of the City Comprehensive Plan. An ordinance to adopt an annual update to the Five -Year Capital Improvement Schedule (CIS) in the Capital Improvements Element (CIE) of the Comprehensive Plan. Ms. Marie Regan, Planner II, reviewed the information provided in her memorandum dated November 13, 2013, to the City of Casselberry Planning and Zoning Commission (a copy is on file in the Community Development Department). Ms. Regan stated Staff requests the Planning and Zoning Commission acting as the Local Planning Agency to review and provide a favorable recommendation to the City Commission to adopt and incorporate the updated City's Capital Improvements Schedule 2014 - 2018 into the City's Comprehensive Plan. Mr. Meadows asked if there was anyone in the audience who wished to speak in favor of, or in opposition to, the request. Mr. John Casselberry, 700 South Lost Lake Lane, Casselberry, Florida came forward. Mr. Casselberry said he was not sure if adoption of the Capital Improvement Plan was required to be adopted into the City's Comprehensive Plan, Mr. Casselberry expressed a concern that projects would be bound by the Plan during difficult economic times. He suggested if the Plan is required to be adopted into the City's Comprehensive Plan it should be prefaced by saying it is a conceptual plan and is only based on projected needs for maintenance and the City is not bound to actually implement any of the capital improvement projects based on budgetary concerns or later changes of requirements as evaluated by the City Commission. In response to Mr. Casselberry's question, Ms. Smith explained that the City is required to do an evaluation and appraisal report based on the Goals and Objectives within the Comprehensive Plan. Ms. Smith stated that the City is scheduled to complete that task in 2016. Ms. Smith explained that the Capital Improvement Schedule was approved by the City Commission as part of the budget in September and the State requires that it be attached as supporting documentation to the Comprehensive Plan. Ms. Smith said that it can be adopted by ordinance and it does not need to be reviewed by the State. Mr. James Fraleigh, 23 Teresa Court, Casselberry, Florida came forward. Mr. Fraleigh felt that this process provides fail safe things and it makes the City inform the State of their plans. He said it gives a backup plan to oversee what is going on in the community and it informs the community.